Issue 217 • March/April 2003

Welcome

Welcome • Sophie Poklewski Koziell

Feature Articles

MOVING THE GOALPOSTS • Oliver James

Chasing that ephemeral and elusive state of 'happiness'.

RICH IN THINGS, POOR IN TIME • Heinrich Böll

A modern parable.

JOYLESS GROWTH • Ed Mayo

It's time to adopt new models of prosperity.

A NECESSARY SIMPLICITY • David Cadman

Do less, be more

MONEY IS NOT WEALTH • Mary Mellor

An ecofeminist perspective.

THE SEVEN MYTHS OF INDUSTRIAL AGRICULTURE

Photo Feature

THE AGRARIAN STANDARD • Wendell Berry

True health and wealth lie with the land.

SHOPPING • Ziauddin Sardar

The evolution of our national compulsion.

SACRIFICE • Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

There is no sacrifice without love.

A FLEET OF ARKS • Scott Russell Sanders

The builders of arks are those working to protect and restore wild lands.

BEYOND THE CAGE • Laurence Mee

In Albania, there is plenty of money for the military, but environmental improvements must wait.

A TURKISH CARPET • Tracy Worcester

The urban crisis might prompt many Turks to return to their rural roots.

IN PRAISE OF INEFFICIENCY • Rajesh Shah

Serendipity is the gift of disorganisation.

INFINITE INJUSTICE • Anita Roddick

Democracy is no guarantee against the abuse of human rights.

SOLITUDE • Joanna Present Wolfe

Alone and alive.

EARTH ALIVE • Stan Rowe

Organisms are born out of Earth, are sustained by Earth and in death, return to Earth for rebirth.

MAKING PLACES • Judy Gahagan

We should open our eyes and let the world inside.Art

THE ARTIST IN SOCIETY • Cecil Collins

Until we have an organic sense of life, there can be no creative society.

IN SEARCH OF AWARENESS • John Lane

The paintings of John Danvers.

BUDDHIST AESTHETICS • Shakti Maira

Exploring inner beauty through rhythm, balance, proportion and harmony.

Frontline

RELEARNING OLD TRICKS

Getting away from corporate seed sellers.

TOBIN OR NOT TOBIN?

Discouraging financial speculation.

Regulars

Deep Spirit • Thomas Moore

Voice From The South • Vandana Shiva

Visionaries • G. K. Chesterton

A Sense of Place • Peter Abbs

Visionaries • Arne Naess

Poetry • Peter Abbs

Crafts • Sandy Brown

Letters to the Editors

Up the Elephant and Round the Castle • David Nicholson-Lord

Recipes • Daphne Lambert

Reviews

VANISHED PRESENCES • Rosie Jackson

A 'wide-angle' view of some recent fiction.

ENDURING ECONOMIES • James Wells-Bruges

Feasta Review 1

BEYOND ALL 'ISMS' • Satish Kumar

Straw Dogs

BOOKS IN BRIEF • Marian Van Eyk McCain

CRISIS AND OPPORTUNITY • Stephan Harding

The Future of Life